1981 Triumph TR7 V8

TR7 Service

Technician Juliam has been servicing our 1981 Triumph TR7. He changed the oil and filter, checked all levels, replaced the nearside front wheel bearing, removed the brake pads to clean and grease them, and resealed the top radiator hose.

Ready To Go

Our 1981 Triumph TR7 V8 has, once again, been in the care of classic car technician John. He has been fitting a new core plug and he also put coolant back into the car. After passing its MOT, our TR7…

A TR7 Returns

We have recently welcomed our 1981 Triumph TR7 back into the Bridge Classic Cars workshop. We have worked on this beautiful classic car before so it’s nice to see it again. This time, it is in for a service and…

Gone Through – Servicing the 1981 Triumph TR7 V8

The team at Bridge Classic Cars have finished up the service on the 1981 Triumph TR7 V8 at our restoration workshops in Suffolk. The car will also be given a mechanical check over by our restoration technicians who will report…

Closer Look At Our TR7 V8

We’ve had this stunning TR7 V8 in before, so we thought we’d take a closer look at it. This stunning blue classic is a TR7 with V8 mods, making it not only beautiful to look at but also beautiful to…

Clear Vision On The TR7

Tom has fitted the Cibie front fog lights, allowing for clear vision on foggy roads. Tom has been trying to diagnosis the issue with the steering on our recent TR7. The steering wheel isn’t self centring, so Tom has gone…

Triumph TR7 V8 Back In

This stunning 1978 Triumph TR7 V8 has come back in for some servicing issues such as the power steering, track rods ends being too stiff, alignment and tracking required, the fitting of some Cibie driving lights, the fixing of some…

Fond Farewell’s

Today we bid adieu to some fantastic classics we’ve had the pleasure of working with over the last few weeks. A regular visitor of ours is this exciting 1981 Triumph TR7 V8. We’ve always enjoy maintaining this stunner, this time though,…

The TR7’s Steered In The Right Direction

After receiving expert advise and a full diagnostic from Kelly Brey Steering, our classic car technician Tom has been busy fixing the steering on our 1981 Triumph TR7 V8. Starting off by cutting the old steering column part to fit…

1981 Triumph TR7 V8

Our V8 converted Triumph TR7 is in the classic car workshop to fix an issue with a leak on the steering rack. We’ve sent the unit off to Kelly Bray Steering, experts in unique steering components to diagnose the fault.

1981 Triumph TR7 V8

This lovely ’81 Triumph TR7 is in the classic car workshop today. Pete and Thomas have been tasked with identifying an oil leak coming from the front of the car. They have found the source of the leak. The power…

Running up our V8 engine

Our V8 engine is now back in the car and Ady has successfully run up for the first time to check out for any abnormalities.

Rebuilding our Triumph TR7 V8 Engine

Our 1981 Triumph TR7 V8 is currently in the workshops having the engine rebuilt. Unfortunately, due to the wrong piston rings being fitt originally this has resulted in the piston rings breaking. We are now in nearing completion on the…

Detailing the TR7 engine bay

With the V8 engine out for a rebuild it was a great opportunity to detail the engine bay of our TR7 to bring it back up to wonderful condition once again.

Triumph TR7 V8

Unfortunately due to incorrect piston rings being fitted some time ago this has resulted in our 1981 Triumph TR7 V8 require an engine rebuild. The incorrect size piston rings have meant that there has been some movement and vibration within…

Re-routing the pipework

During this weekend’s Ipswich to Felixstowe run an unusual noise had appeared whilst driving. Now in our workshops to be investigated we have diagnosed it to be coming from the crankshaft breather pipe knocking against the exhaust. Having now re-routed…

Working late at Bridge Classic Cars

Late arrival this evening to Bridge Classic Cars HQ, our 1981 Triumph TR7 V8. Having enjoyed a day out at the weekend for the Ipswich to Felixstowe run our TR7 encountered a mysterious noise which we needs to be investigated.

Painting the front end of our TR7 V8

We are currently in the process of repainted the front end of our 1981 Triumph TR7 V8 where a couple of stone chips are apparent. The colour match was a bit of a challenge but we have managed to secure…

Triumph TR7 V8 – MOT and remedial works

In our workshops today we see the return of our 1981 Triumph TR7 V8 for it’s annual MOT and service. Whilst in, we are looking to paint the front panel where a couple of stone chips and appeared.

Repairing a stone chip

We see the return of our 1981 Triumph Tr7 today. A small stone chip on the bonnet needs address. Unfortunately the entire front panel will need to be re-painted in Persian Aqua to blend in the tones.  

1981 Triumph TR7 V8 – MOT and Service

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